Index: gdk/gdk_atoms.mx
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RCS file: /cvsroot/monetdb/MonetDB/src/gdk/gdk_atoms.mx,v
retrieving revision 1.175
diff -u -r1.175 gdk_atoms.mx
--- gdk/gdk_atoms.mx	28 Jan 2010 12:51:09 -0000	1.175
+++ gdk/gdk_atoms.mx	11 Feb 2010 03:43:24 -0000
@@ -1105,8 +1105,9 @@
 		strcpy(*dst, "nil");
 		return 3;
 	}
-	snprintf(*dst, *len, @2, (@3) *src);
-	return (int) strlen(*dst);
+	*len = snprintf(*dst, *len, @2, (@3) *src);
+	GDKrealloc(*dst, (*len + 1));
+	return *len;
 }
 @c
 #define num08(x)	((x) >= '0' && (x) <= '7')